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Would the Greeks have known what monkeys were before Alexander's campaign in the east?

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Are the Norse gods and Roman gods at all related mythologies?

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Greeks thought the Earth was round and that the stars/planets were features of the Celestial Spheres. Egyptians believed the world was flat, the sky was the Goddess Nut's belly, & that the day night cycle came from her continually eating & rebirthing the sun. What did Ptolemaic Egyptians believe?

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were sailing ships still commonly used for any utilitarian purpose in the waters around north America and Europe in 1910?

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in terms of luxuries and personal freedoms available to you, would it be better to be the bastard daughter of the the Egyptian Pharaoh or the Wife of a Rich Minoan wine trader, both in 2209 BC?

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do any of the historians who answer questions here have PHDs?

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When was the bible First translated into Japanese?

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Did the Punic wars effect normal life in Carthage (as in the city it's self) much with regard to wealth of the people who lived there?

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The Romans had slaves farm estates owned by the wealthy, in the Middle Ages peasants farmed the land in Europe. When Rome fell how abrupt was the transition?

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Would Greek mythology (I'm thinking particularly of the Iliad) have been known in Rome before they conquered Greace?

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Would the Greeks have known what monkeys were before Alexander's campaign in the east?	9
Are the Norse gods and Roman gods at all related mythologies?	9
Greeks thought the Earth was round and that the stars/planets were features of the Celestial Spheres. Egyptians believed the world was flat, the sky was the Goddess Nut's belly, & that the day night cycle came from her continually eating & rebirthing the sun. What did Ptolemaic Egyptians believe?	9
were sailing ships still commonly used for any utilitarian purpose in the waters around north America and Europe in 1910?	9
in terms of luxuries and personal freedoms available to you, would it be better to be the bastard daughter of the the Egyptian Pharaoh or the Wife of a Rich Minoan wine trader, both in 2209 BC?	9
do any of the historians who answer questions here have PHDs?	9
When was the bible First translated into Japanese?	9
Did the Punic wars effect normal life in Carthage (as in the city it's self) much with regard to wealth of the people who lived there?	9
The Romans had slaves farm estates owned by the wealthy, in the Middle Ages peasants farmed the land in Europe. When Rome fell how abrupt was the transition?	9
Would Greek mythology (I'm thinking particularly of the Iliad) have been known in Rome before they conquered Greace?	9